Kyle Rittenhouse NOT GUILTY of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm - Lawyer Explains

MINOR CORRECTION: A barrel under 16 inches would still be in violation of the statute. This is still an irrelevant issue here, as there is no evidence that the barrel is under 16 inches.
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and injuring a third. He is claiming self defense as justification. Some people are saying that because he was a minor in possession of a firearm, that he is not entitled to self defense. This is wrong, and here's why.
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[@malachigamingandtalk9970]

On the same day Facebook flagged my account for violating the rules and suspended my ability to advertise my page for my ytchannel by supporting Kyle Rittenhouse defending himself against antifa, this wonderful news arrives great!

[@malachigamingandtalk9970]

Fwi it was a post from last year so fb had to set an algorithm knowing this was the court date

[@aces553]

Me too, banned forever from Twitter for continuing to tweet about Kyle, in support of him. You can not speak of Kyle in a good or neutral light on Twitt, fbk, or instagram. At all. And if you try to post Kyle's website (has defense funding and merch) here on you tube, it get's immediately deleted.

[@malachigamingandtalk9970]

@@aces553 yep and I'm not just pissed at the censorship I had an unused 20dollat ad credit that will expire before I can advertise again. Currently looking for a new way to advertise but this madness is why we needed section 230 repealed in 2017 not have the Republicans wait till they lost the house and now congress

[@mrs.hancock4124]

Those who seek to prosecute this young Man are to foolish & bigoted to know that by doing so they’re simultaneously forfeiting their own future rights to self defense.

[@cynthiathomas5754]

Thanks to all of you who actively spread the truth before they shut you down. I wonder if we need to fire up printing presses...

[@radio3499]

Well this DID age well.

[@Zakiriel]

it should have never gotten this far.

[@VioletDeathRei]

He shouldn't have even been charged, and I hope that once the charges are dismissed he sues everyone since they destroyed his future.

[@MR-nl8xr]

Underrated comment.

[@lindakeays2864]

Its a witch hunt. This kid is amazing.

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

The main reason I don't belive in God is because this world hasn't been cleansed in fire yet like he promised Noah.

[@richardcranium5839]

@@VioletDeathRei including every media outlet that made it impossible to get a fair trial

[@simpicusmaximus]

This aged very well

[@givehimthechair]

They’re trying to make an example out of him.

[@UniqueBreakfastTaco]

​@@deetrixreed8961 XD rittenhouse 3, criminals 0. dont bring a knife to a gun fight...thats how smart lefties are

[@Snakedude4life]

@Simon Says Didn’t even try, bootlicker.

[@akulahawk]

Notice one of the guys that got shot but didn't die was a felon in possession of a handgun. Only one person that physically attacked Kyle didn't get shot and that's probably because Kyle couldn't determine who it was. Good call on his part for good trigger discipline.

[@akulahawk]

@Simon Says Since the legal or illegal possession of a firearm by Gaige wasn't an issue as to why he was shot, I hadn't looked into that aspect of his past. Gaige actually was convicted (plead guilty) of 941.21(1)(b) and had to, as a result, undergo an alcohol assessment. (He plead guilty to being drunk while armed with a handgun.) If, as a result of the assessment he was committed to an alcohol treatment program, he might actually be federally barred from owning firearms. In any event, he has been convicted of a Class A Misdemeanor. He was a Nationally Registered Paramedic but his NRP certification expired several years ago and is/was not a Paramedic at the time he was shot. If he was "holding out" as an EMT or Paramedic while NOT currently licensed or certified as such in Wisconsin, he could be charged with a crime for that. I checked and Wisconsin EMS licensing has no record of him. So, the good news is that I was misinformed, he wasn't a "Felon in Possession" so on that, I stand corrected.

[@AL-ws5yi]

This is a start. Let’s just declare Rittenhouse innocent and stop wasting taxpayer money.

[@malcolmcampbell6635]

Only a jury of his peers can declare him not guilty...

[@fredashay]

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as declaring someone innocent. You can either prove that someone is guilty, or you fail to prove that someone is guilty. In the USA, those are the only outcomes. But I do wish there is three possible verdicts: guilty (defendant is proved to be guilty and goes to jail and has to pay back his victims), not guilty (could not prove guilt or innocent, and everyone walks away free and clear), innocent (defendant is reimbursed for all costs, expenses, losses, and is "made whole," while police, prosecution, plaintiff, and false witnesses are charged with perjury and/or fraud).

[@mgtowmonger2729]

@@malcolmcampbell6635 Put me on the jury then. Innocent. Done. Let him out now and save us the time and money.

[@VioletDeathRei]

@@malcolmcampbell6635 Or a district judge, or the circuit court of appeals, or the Supreme Court. Lots of steps before that's said and done and for the record *They can only declare him guilty he is innocent until such time.* Stop with this guilty until proven innocent nonsense.

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

@@malcolmcampbell6635 The judge will need to establish the meaning the law as it pertains to Kyle for the jury instructions. The jury cannot establish the meaning of laws.

[@ahoyforsenchou7288]

All other things aside, reminder: "kids carrying guns" is why the USA is no longer a British colony.

[@jjones503]

The communist are coming, the communist are coming!

[@fiddlesticks7245]

@Billy Jonathan Mind that pretty little mouth of your when you mention God

[@christinavance1128]

Want to make a bet research your birth certificate and social security and why is our federal reserve central banking privately owned and who owns it all

[@christinavance1128]

Want to make a bet research your birth certificate and social security and why is our federal reserve central banking privately owned and who owns it all

[@fiddlesticks7245]

@@christinavance1128 it was so funny he had to say it twice

[@Jay-ln1co]

Imagine not being able to claim self-defense because you were jaywalking to get away from your attacker.

[@Snakedude4life]

You say that but there are some real smooth brains in these comments saying exactly that.

[@Snakedude4life]

@laharchan220 Hey look, there’s one right now.

[@XMorbidReignX]

@laharchan220 Imagine thinking he was running around pointing it at people before he was attacked and not after. Off-topic, how do blue crayons taste?

[@Snakedude4life]

@laharchan220 Do you expect the three felons to make good decisions? They are convicted felons for a reason. Hint; _Bad decision making._

[@Usernamesdontmatter1]

@laharchan220 do you have evidence instigated them with harmful force before they tried to murder him? We have evidence of them trying to murder him. Thats on the tape. Trust me your theory on the events is more fantastical. You can't accept that some violence during a riot is unprovoked and random then you need to go read a book or something.

[@crispycritterz]

His suit against the state for wrongful prosecution could be massive.

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

No chance of that, although I would support such a suit.

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

@Rob - IMO, yes, especially given that Robert Barnes is now working with him.

[@353Tensa353]

@Rob - dont forget the precedent set with the sandman case as kyle is still 17 and his face, name, and history was dug up and blasted everywhere :D i cant wait to see how much the communist news networks loose again

[@eaglebearer]

Wow, KZbin really doesn't want me commenting on the 3 "victims" criminal history.

[@aces553]

You tube won't let you post links to Kyle's defense fund website. Even if you use URL shortener. Also, I was permenantly banned from twitter for posting about Kyle. After a few week long suspensions, I'm done. Can't even mention Kyle's name anymore. Poor kid will be demonized for the rest of his life. The family even had to move due to threats.

[@Snakedude4life]

Can’t even say “CIown WorId” correctly without it being removed.

[@jamesk7256]

Wow, it wouldn't let me, either. But some of the terms themselves may be banned. Rosenbaum was a "pee-dough", Huber was a repeat woman beater and "ray-pissed", and Grosskreutz is a burglar who was in felony possession of a firearm.

[@MichaelOnines]

@@jamesk7256 Grosskreutz's felony charges were pled down or diverted, so he was not felon-in-possession.

[@jamesk7256]

@@MichaelOnines Oh, well then I guess that's why Judge Kyle's preternatural discernment chose only to take an arm.

[@jacobcastro1885]

The question: are we a country where an individual can go and protect others and defend themselves, or are we a country where rioters and looters can destroy with no repercussions?

[@RedMcCarl]

The second one but only if your apart of the government approved cult everyone else is a criminal

[@ArticulatedHypernova]

This, exactly this.

[@hopelessromanticpify]

Yes

[@bencheevers6693]

The answer is depressing, the enlightenment is over, the city on the hill is burning, its just a matter of how painful and destructive the wind down will be and what twisted corrupt paradigm takes over.

[@Hirome_Satou]

We would like to live in the former, but the truth is that we are the latter.

[@Chuckyeager1942]

Prosecute the DA

[@PatriotMommy]

I cannot believe, especially the l adults that are demonizing this young boy for defending himself. Yet if he was a criminal, breaking the law and was intentionally violently attacking innocent by standers then they would be praising him and donating towards his bail or legal fees.

[@SK-ou4gt]

the bastard had no business going to a protest with intent to kill ("we don't have non-lethal"). at least 30 years.

[@AnthonyJames13]

@@SK-ou4gt OK, Professor X

[@Snakedude4life]

@@SK-ou4gt He didn’t go to the protest, the riot came to him. And then he tried getting away from the aggressors and they chased him down. Sounds like you’ll be one of the individuals “””protesting””” when Kyle goes free. I sure do hope you get what’s coming to you, buddy.

[@SK-ou4gt]

@@Snakedude4life he was a clear and present threat "shooter at large with a loaded gun". If Grosskreutz had emptied his gun into the little shit, there wouldn't even have been an indictment.

[@eaglebearer]

@@SK-ou4gt The rioters had no business burning Kenosha down.

[@babydoll-ql2wv]

Anyone who lives in Wisconsin knows that Kenosha has been corrupt for years. We make jokes about it.

[@VictorKane115]

The problem is we're assuming the left actually cares about the law. No bad tactics, only bad targets, and they see Kyle as a very good target.

[@DarranKern]

The law doesnt even exist in progressive cities

[@15thobserver]

Neither does the right. They both want whats yours they just use different tactics to take it. We've had almost as much unlawful regulations placed on the second amendment by republican controlled government as we have had with democrat controlled government. Just tell them no, all of them.

[@soakupthesunman]

@@15thobserver LOLOLOL keep your "right = left" BS to yourself

[@15thobserver]

@@soakupthesunman Nah, I'd rather inform those who need it than be silent for the sake of people like yourself being offended by truth.

[@soakupthesunman]

@@15thobserver lol you think your opinion is "the truth"? Get smart.

[@gigi6374]

A minor who defended himself against adult registered sex offenders and felons; I would say it's clear cut.

[@MR-nl8xr]

Thats because you still have your logic in tact. The rest of America surgically replaced it with idiocracy.

[@iwkaoy8758]

You ken defend your self inn steel go two prison. Self-defence does ant offset second degree murder. Most pea pole bee leave Self-Defence is a magical word that automatically drops all charges. Self defense ken own Lee offset first degree murder. If you're participating inn illegal inn reckless activity knowing there's a risk or possibly of that criminal or reckless behavior leading two some one's death you're go N two prison four second degree murder even if you Defended your self.

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@iwkaoy8758 Justifiable Homicide makes a killing explicitly not murder. What's with your weird damn phonetics?

[@gigi6374]

@@iwkaoy8758 by definition self defence is not murder.

[@iwkaoy8758]

@@DIEGhostfish Knott if you're participating in reckless inn illegal activity that ken lead two some one's death. That's depraved heart murder.

[@metazare]

Even if him walking around with the rifle was against the law, that doesn't mean he's forfeit the right to self defense. Having seen how these people attack like rabid animals, we have every expectation that they would have killed him.

[@iwkaoy8758]

Kyle was ant just walking width de A-R, he was pretending two bee a sir cure ruddy God width out training, a lice sins,purr mission or know lee goal authority two dew so. He isle so own Lee had lethal weapons as de own Lee means two stop rioters from burning down bill dens while he was braking curfew.

[@vengefulwarrior5852]

Exactly right metazare.

[@ForestofCicadas]

@@iwkaoy8758 This is quite possibly one of the worst acts of butchering a language I have ever seen.

[@nathanielpaulus1703]

@@ForestofCicadas It's got to be intentional, and probably sarcastic. No one could butcher English that badly and consistently by accident.

[@michaell8000]

@@nathanielpaulus1703 i fully believe the auto correct involved committed sedoku for not stopping it.

[@derram0k]

Also, putting out a trash can fire isn't an illegal provocation.

[@XMorbidReignX]

Pretty sure Kyle disrupted a very illegal attempted arson

[@353Tensa353]

@@XMorbidReignX D: noooooo he got in the way of "mostly peaceful protesters" minding their own business and trying to keep warm around a small fire, and he evilly destroyed that fire of love and acceptance that was only being moved to a more open and accepting gas station (at least i think it was a gas station? i dont remember) that only wanted to be with everyone else and get warm too and if you cant tell its sarcasm well i got a bridge i wana sell you and you should probably stop eating all the yellow crayons as they make you a piss for brains :D

[@pplebite8844]

Just reaffirms what I already understood. Hope Kyle has a hell of a counter suit waiting for them. Because his name was ridiculed in the media, since this happened, and his chances of finding meaningful employment anywhere will likely be impossible, in spite of his innocence. .

[@joshuavidrine889]

Self defense training instructors and gun manufacturers should be scrambling to get Kenosha Kid into their businesses. He's a golden example of both amazing marksmanship and use of proper self defense. We've all seen the videos, the kid's a legend at this point.

[@tradne85]

@@joshuavidrine889 tell me about it. It was world class skill, and under extreme pressure to boot.

[@XMorbidReignX]

@@tradne85 Better fire suppression skills and target acquisition than career cops. All rounds on target, under pressure, under attack, in low light and fatigued. How could he not make bank on armament endorsement?

[@dennissylvester110]

I think he could easily find a job in Texas. Now he might have issues finding a college, even in Texas, that would admit him, if that's the way he wants to go. If he wants to go to a commercial tech school, they'd take him. He'd probably be able to afford that after he sues the media for defamation of character.

[@tradne85]

@@XMorbidReignX with some more polish, he could possibly hang with some of the most elite military troops the US has to offer.

[@jjones503]

Any law, which violates the constitution, is immediately null and void. "Shall not be infringed" was the law not a recommendation.

[@logjammin084]

He’s a political prisoner

[@kylesinclair5002]

Between this and the Floyd trial starting... is anyone else getting the feeling we are going to have another ‘summer of love’... seems like they might stoke those fires to justify coming after 2a (honestly, I think that’s the narrative they will try to sell but the opposite will actually be the reality)

[@353Tensa353]

@laharchan220 like seriously how brain dead are you? you do know that at the end of the day taxes pay for cops and their cars right? and 3000 people? realy? ya know we have 350,000,000 of them and you want 3000 to speak for each and every one of them? riiiiiight and so you know you have a right under the 1st amendment to the constitution to """""PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE AND PETITION THE GOVERNMENT""""" not burn shit down and riot

[@FBCxUNKNOWN]

Of course we will. Especially if Kyle walks somehow. He’s going to get book thrown at him just like Derek I have a feeling though

[@pattijesinoski1958]

Happy to hear 500 national guard will be there protecting Kenosha. HOWEVER, corrupt government in Minneapolis will probably see adding to the 1500 businesses destroyed by ANTI-FA and BLM in Minneapolis. Kamala Harris probably paying to get these criminals out on bond.

[@Legiondude]

So it's official, Kyle did nothing wrong?

[@mrsegagamecube6419]

I'm guessing it's just his possession of the firearm is the only charge that's been dropped. If it was the murder charges, there would be riots already.

[@Legiondude]

Well misdemeanor possession was the one they had a leg to stand on IMO, the rest of the assault on his person has clear video evidence of self defense

[@mrsegagamecube6419]

@Obscure Anomaly you must have missed all of 2020.

[@Dilbert1999]

@Obscure Anomaly Sure they are, they were all voting for Biden after Kyle was done with them.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." - This is U.S.A. until they erase the Constitution and delete the Bill of Rights.

[@Gamepadder]

Anyone who prosecutes things so obvious like this should be punished.

[@toromontana8290]

The prosecutor in this case needs to be fired. He's a phony, a political operative putting agenda above the law. Probably won't happen under President Robinette.

[@lindakeays2864]

Its a political witch hunt. God Bless him.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

This has aged like fine wine; and thanks for doing the livestreams this past week!😃 I'm politically non-aligned, but I'm a fierce supporter of our 2A rights, partly because I'm a woman who's a survivor; and as the old cliché goes, _"God made men and Sam Colt made them equal"_ -- Works for women too. And for Kyle in this situation. 💁🏾‍♀️☺️ People have the right to defend our lives.

[@jasonr500]

Gun rights are women's rights. Gun rights are LGBT rights. Gun rights are BIPOC rights. Gun rights are immigrant's rights. Gun rights are American rights!

[@johnjonothan6154]

ANYONE who has looked at the videos cannot in their right mind convict this guy of anything at all...........it would not make sense

[@johnjonothan6154]

@Darry Hesdren And that is the problem....which is not justice...just vengeance.......

[@thetraveller1246]

“The facts don’t fit the law” - when has this stopped any judge from making bad decisions?

[@nunyabisnass1141]

Unfortunately true, but thankfully that is why we have a court of appeals...so long as they don't eff things up too, which they have been known to.

[@Snakedude4life]

@Simon Says Cite your source for that claim, Boot licker.

[@SuperVeeZee]

One point of order. A short-barreled rifle can be a rifle with EITHER an overall length of less than 26 inches OR a barrel length of less than 16 inches. It doesn't have to be both. If you have a 30-inch rifle with a 10-inch barrel, it's a short-barreled rifle, as would be a 20-inch rifle with a 16-inch barrel.

[@AlexDerange]

either way, the rifle he is accused to have used was not an SBR by either of these definitions

[@SuperVeeZee]

@@AlexDerange I don't disagree, and thankfully neither does the judge, who just gave some instructions to the jury that will likely end up with an acquittal on the weapons charge, assuming he didn't dismiss it outright. If I heard correctly, Kyle was using a bone stock M&P-15. Just making a minor correction to Nick's explanation of SBR's/SBS's. I'm an NFA firearm owner, and a gun guy in general, so little things like that stand out to me.

[@AlexDerange]

@@SuperVeeZee all good, no worries ;)

[@SuperVeeZee]

@@AlexDerange and a related note, it sounds like the weapons charge was dismissed. The jury was just instructed to not consider that count/charge. So together with the dismissal of the curfew charge, the defense can now say that Kyle was legally allowed to be where he was, when he was, and that he was legally carrying a legal weapon. The prosecution just took a big hit with that one.

[@emilygeiger7639]

When has defending yourself have an age limit?

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

It doesn't. And the Supreme Court wouldn't deny a right to self-defense based on age. The minor-in-possession charge won't be used by the jury to decide guilt or innocence. If so, then appeal.

[@TheKeefeStone]

As a person who grew up living around street violence, I'm just sayin, attacking somebody with a gun in hand is a sure fire way to get shot. I think the real conversation is what made these kids think they were related to Superman & could stop bullets? Why did they have so little regard for their own lives? Why are they so Stupid?

[@bruceashby6900]

I see the prosecutor just stacking charges. Same old same old

[@narutardkyuubi]

Aren’t there laws to prevent that? Like, the prosecution can’t just throw charges out of their ass without the basest of evidence to suggest that?

[@mrs.hancock4124]

Those who seek to prosecute this young Man are to foolish & bigoted to know that by doing so they’re simultaneously forfeiting their own future rights to self defense.

[@Dilbert1999]

Except they're not, because the only standards they operate by are double standards.

[@lindakeays2864]

Nope. Dems never get prosecuted.

[@vengefulwarrior5852]

It's a shame how many people are willing to defend these far left terrorists.

[@mrs.hancock4124]

@@vengefulwarrior5852 Those who’ve controlled the global narrative now well over a century have successfully inverted reality both historically & currently thus leaving the public to unwittingly defend their own perpetrators who seek their demise while simultaneously attacking anyone who knows the enemy and their agenda.

[@Snakedude4life]

@michael murillo Wrong. How about watching the video?

[@dreadburnz3522]

Malicious prosecution! That's the only crime being committed here. These thugs need to leave Kyle Rittenhouse alone.

[@janakinski2762]

Kyle NOT GUILTY!

[@theramentumbleweed2523]

This aged like fine wine.

[@daveponder2754]

Where is the charge that was used to jail him? Gone with the wind! Illegal arrest, and incarceration....SUE THE BEJABBERS OUT THE COPS, COURTS, PROSECUTOR, & ANY OTHER(S) INVOLVED.

[@tonysmith2045]

Of course not! Lawful carry & lawful stand your ground! Kenosha Kid Rocks! 👍

[@christodark]

you rock brother, God bless and Godspeed!

[@f.joebidencommunistpartyof4156]

Thank you Nick Rekieta, you are one dam good lawyer, mostly because you are so smart, and you always do the right thing. I got your back, brother.

[@DMando04]

Wild watching this eight months later. Definitely informative in regards to the law surrounding this case

[@DavidFrancis24824]

This aged very well. Nice Call!

[@roguegen5536]

But do they care he's not guilty?

[@yoshisaidit7250]

No, Prosecution should know this stuff and Kyle not charged at all. the problem is the system is filled with corruption.

[@extremeliberty7890]

hey, you were right

[@bencheevers6693]

This is so egregious, how did the prosecutors get away with this, aren't they lawyers? All I can see is that they did this because without this their case falls apart, either in law or public opinion because all I've heard is that he's guilty because he was illegally carrying a gun from blue anon idiots who don't know a stock from a barrel and are too incurious and indignant to search out facts.

[@Snakedude4life]

“Because it feels good to get a White boy for defending himself against three felons that were trying to murder him.”

[@bencheevers6693]

I was going to mention that objectively Kyle is completely innocent but a Kenosha jury might convict him based on publicity and their perception of him not to mention all the activist pressure, the jury is going to think the entire community is against him when its out of town weirdos and losers from antifa and BLM making a scene. Im also thinking that guy who had his bicep turned into ground meat could look sympathetic and could easily lie on the stand, there is video to refute it but jurors will believe whatever they want to believe they just need an excuse or narrative to hang their decision on. I'm quite worried for Kyle but he's just a microcosm of the dumpsterfire that modern day society has devolved into. Unironically antifa is and the leftist ideologues are proving that the wrong side won the war, all the corruption and modern rot, the enlightenment is over. The promise of a better tomorrow is so thoroughly stamped out that there's not even an illusory image left.

[@chillchinna4164]

@@bencheevers6693 if they are lucky the judge will just dismiss it outright for not having legal standing, or something to that effect.

[@nelsonturnbull5585]

Kyle is a hero who saved lives and got rid of some shit that shouldnt be here

[@davidgates1122]

Excellent analysis of the law. If his lawyers don't bring this up at trial and he gets convicted of this count, he needs you to handle his appeal.

[@philkeith3168]

The guy that got his arm blown off should get attempted murder case or something. He did try to kill the kid

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

More like assault. He never fired the weapon. You're talking about Gaige Grosskreutz. I have covered him pretty deeply.

[@MichaelOnines]

Gaige's defense would be almost as strong as Kyle's. Even Kyle saying he was going to police probably isn't enough to remove the argument he thought he was trying to stop a mass shooter. You have to judge each from within their perception and reasonable decisions made based on it.

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

@@MichaelOnines Sure, in principle. But, it would be hard to swallow that Gaige would interview Kyle if he thought he was a mass shooter. Who goes up to a mass shooter and ask questions? I'm sure as hell not going to. Would you?

[@MichaelOnines]

@@JohnnieWalkerDread the "interview" is while Kyle is passing him and he is just starting to figure out who is the subject of all the yelling, calls for detention. Really easy to create a reasonble doubt and avoid conviction.

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

@@MichaelOnines Claiming self-defense because you THOUGHT someone had committed a crime is a pretty tough pill to swallow. You'd have a hard time even citizen-arresting someone under those conditions..

[@nevermind3147]

This aged like fine wine, didn't it?

[@MR-nl8xr]

Very well put together video. Rittenhouse count 6 sounds just like the majority of all the other counts to Kyle and other legitimate Self Defense cases: Baseless & Unethical.

[@heyyall8283]

Commenting for the algorithm 😎🙌✨

[@StevenMRA]

CASE LAW - at the time I looked up the case law for the SC of WI. Even if Kyle had the firearm illegally, the binding precedent is that such possession of a firearm illegally does not preclude the use of that firearm in self defense - it does not negate the defense. While - **IF** Kyle was in possession of a firearm illegally - which you pretty well shredded - his right of self-defense utilizing said illegal firearm does not go away. Game. Set. Match. (not bad for a 51 year old 2L) I had to look all this up back when all this happened and my rather (ahem) progressive fellow students were in a frenzy on this subject. I found 3 cases (recent ones) using Westlaw that showed the Wisconsin SC rulings on this very subject.

[@StevenMRA]

@Simon Says I'm not sure what you're trying to do here - except string together enough words to paint a negative picture. According to statutes - as others have done a lot of break-downs on what the statutes say as to underage carrying a firearm - Kyle was not in violation of the law for carrying - which surprised me too, but that's where it is. "Negligence" - where are you getting negligence? He was rendering AID - acting as a MEDIC - there is a video of him helping the protesters with medical aid. There is video of him and the others who were guarding the businesses saying and declaring they supported BLM. Did you know any of that? He carried a firearm all night and only then used it when being chased and attacked. Sincerely - do research - and stop coming to a conclusion and then trying to find data that supports what you WANT (feelings over facts). A person who is in possession of firearm illegally can still use that firearm in self-defense. You're TRYING to find ANYTHING to get this kid (now an adult) guilty instead of going in with a blank slate and seeing what the statutes say, what case law says, and then applying that to the facts of the case.

[@lindamarie9804]

Soooo who is gonna tell them 👀? nose 👃 goes 😂?

[@mrplow3874]

This aged well

[@angelaseymour4464]

I cannot imagine what Kyle went through. You were right on this charge and thank GOD the justly retuned the correct verdict. As several other people have said: it should have never gotten this far. Ty for all you do, Nick.

[@tritchie6272]

This is very valuable information. Thanks. I did hear Barns say this is the most corrupt prosecutor he's ever dealt with.

[@20alphabet]

Free Kyle Rittenhouse !

[@timwall3246]

KYLE IS NOT GUILTY BY NO MEANS HE WAS PROTECTING HIMSELF FROM A BUNCH OF HOOLIGANS AND THUGS, THOSE THUGS GOT WHAT THEY DESERVED.

[@EricTheYounger]

It's always going to be so mind-blowing for me how ardently and aggressively the prosecution tried to hit Rittenhouse with the possession charges, when his conduct was clearly 100% legal in the plain language of the law. I can't believe the defense had to fight so hard and for so many hours just to get this charge dismissed...if Rittenhouse had had a slightly worse legal team he may have very well been convicted on this.

[@kalebbruwer]

He's absolutely guilty of defending himself from what would've been a lynching. He was being chased down the street by convicted felons, what was he supposed to do? Roll over and beg for mercy?

[@pywifishingandoutdoors]

Omg, thanks Nick, some people needed to hear this and do an actual fact checking.

[@Relayer56]

Excellent review of applicable law, and a clear example of how Rittenhouse is being railroaded. Of course, it will not be at all surprising if he is convicted on this count, anyway.

[@marktwain580]

We’ll done, Nick! Great learning lesson. “Know the law AND be well-disposed to use it.” Th. Jefferson

[@willpulera7303]

In Wisconsin we have a constitution and under our constitution it says "no person under the age of 18 shall possess a rifle unless for hunting or as part of an armed militia" and seeing how he was carrying a rifle while part of a well armed militia then he is innocent. Growing up in Wisconsin we are raised carrying rifles and shotguns from the time we are 12 years old.

[@PaintingThought]

I have royally enjoyed yours and the others commentary over this whole trial. I hope you or one of your bunch will cover the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. I know you guys have alot on your plates but this is one for the record books.

[@JaneDoe-dx7ii]

Smashed like 👍 because Murcia 🇺🇸 💪

[@ce461]

Just shows you the law is truly there not just to protect citizens from criminals but to also protect citizens from a blind mob justice.

[@brucerazor5202]

When you can be arrested for carrying a firearm you are no longer in the USA

[@MykeruMedia]

Nick, I find this video to be very disheartening. That's because I've come across a number of people who have been parroting the talking point that Kyle Rittenhouse was in violation of the law. When I share this video with them I get one of two responses. You have those who are only interested in the fact that this is something that Kyle Rittenhouse is charged with. It never occurs to them that a prosecutor charging someone with something that isn't actually illegal does not speak to the guilt of the accused but to the scumbaggery of the prosecutor. The second group of people simply have an agenda and don't actually care what the facts or the law is and claim that they know what they know and they don't have to watch a video explaining the legality. I find it very disheartening because these sort of people are legion. I don't know what has happened in the last few decades, perhaps it has to do with narcissism and the idea that people can have their own truth and bullshit that comes from feminism like "women's way of knowing" which dictates how you feel is more important than fact, but it seems to me it's obvious that we have a huge segment of the population that simply does not care what the facts are or what fair is they are just so arrogant and so righteous that they have absolutely no moral qualms with other people suffering, even dying, for their fucked up excuse for principals. It really makes me reconsider how much I want to engage with a society that insists on making Kyle Rittenhouse the bad guy.

[@antimlm-mlmsarepredatory8959]

Smashed like 👍 because my Tommy gun don’t 😂

[@helainetessler1812]

You are absolutely correct, you walked us very carefully through the entire law regarding count number six and I believe everyone watching the video completely understood everything that you were saying in layman‘s terms! Thank you so much!

[@One_Man_Banned]

I went through this entire spiel basically right after the incident happened. I even had people try to tell me it doesn't apply because he's from Illinois therefore Illinois law should apply. I'm just sitting there like "Oh okay, I'll just take my motorcycle one state over and when the officer cites me for not wearing my helmet that helmet laws don't apply to me because I'm from Ohio." I'm not even a lawyer and this shit was plain as day to me. Google and a modicum of reading comprehension can make people not look like complete dumbasses.

[@coreyspofford4166]

they like to leave out in the videos he was fired upon first the guy went up to him and tried taking the gun away and that they surrounded him at that point he opened fire and when that is shown in court it tears their case apart

[@fredbloggs5902]

Update: Nick agrees with my interpretation: 10:00 To clarify the definition of an SBR: The statute clearly says ‘OR’. 1) If the overall length is less that 26” then it’s an SBR. OR 2) If the barrel length is less than 16” then it’s an SBR. EITHER of these conditions make it an SBR. A 30” rifle with a 2” barrel would be an SBR and illegal. A 25” rifle with a 17” barrel would be an SBR and illegal. But Kyle’s gun was NEITHER so he’s innocent 👌

[@RekietaLaw]

I corrected this in the description of the video, Tha KS for pointing it out.

[@fredbloggs5902]

@@RekietaLaw I think my updating my comment made it unpinned again ☹️

[@KiithnarasAshaa]

I suppose nunchaku could be considered dangerous, but they're very overrated and nearly equally dangerous to the wielder. Nice to see that laws are still made with irrational public perceptions instead of actual objective facts.

[@darrelljohnson7698]

it's like that law was specifically written in a way for someone like Rittenhouse to be in possession of a long rifle/shotgun legally, like someone saw the future of what was going to happen and wrote that into the law just for Rittenhouse

[@narr0wm1nd49]

I think the problem is that with the hunting portion is that people think the gun is allowed because they might be hunting. This isn't the purpose of the law. The law is allowing a gun charge should someone be hunting illegally. The point is that they aren't banning guns rather allowing another gun charge for illegal hunting. That isn't how the anti gun side wants to understand the law.

[@RedLuigi235]

HUGE W, super vindicated.

[@RekietaLaw]

Wooooo!

[@daviddavid9837]

If it does not fit, you must acquit. If it does not fit, you must acquit. If it doesn't fit, you MUST acquit. The cited law does not fit.

[@charliewaters5289]

@Rekieta Law I say you're wrong. 3(A) you overlooked "In the course of instruction in the traditional use of a firearm". There is NO more traditional use of the firearm, than to protect the local community from bands of criminals. It is in EVERY way the exception listed in 3 (A). It absolutely DOES apply.

[@maxkammerer7231]

What about his second amendment-?!!!

[@mydenmel]

it’s so clear from the live video he defended his young self from those mob attackers who intently wanted to harm,kill him....

[@nicolelatham7783]

Nick is incredible! I was the first client and he’s just an overall smart dude! Thanks again, Nick!! I didn’t know you’re such a big deal, my guy!

[@eperry4969]

Kyle should sue city officials for being put in that position in the first place. The city officials failed to protect the lives and property, of the citizens of Kanosha. Officials instructed law enforcement to stand down and for that, those officials should be held liable for their actions.

[@dale117]

Wouldn't the "or" mean if it falls short of either of those lengths, and not both? Like, you could have a barrel length of 16 inches, but if the overall length is still under 26 inches, it's still technically illegal? Same with the statutes. I read that as it applies to 941.28 OR it applies to BOTH of the other two.

[@Sascuache123]

I think hes innocent I've watched videos of this kid and really he was out trying to keep his community from going all to hell putting out fires and yes during riots and helping I would be armed also just incase people wanted to fight me for being a good samaritan. He helped some person with a broken/twisted ankle he put out fires in different places and the whole argument started because he put a dumpster fire out that a mob was gonna use to destroy a building I believe gas station or convenience store but if they did that to your town wouldn't you try to protect your community's businesses?

[@LightYagami-rz6su]

No gun should be an "illegal gun".

[@R.a.t.t.y]

Is the prosecution guilty of wrongdoing if they invoke a law that doesn’t apply? Surely they can’t claim ignorance of the law.

[@JohnnieWalkerDread]

It comes down to interpretation.

[@erneumann3136]

In my view, Kyle was defending himself. BTW we need more Kyles.

[@troycates8504]

When did Wisconsin return a warrant? I believe the Illinois arrest was unlawful and the judge should be disbarred for signing the warrant! Just saying.

[@MichaelOnines]

You are still tilting at that windmill? The defense team has let that go and isn't going to waste any effort on it because it is not a winning argument. Kyle voluntarily informed Illinois police of actions that provide probable cause for arrest. That means Illinois did not have to wait for Wisconsin to produce a warrant in order to arrest him, they only had to wait on it to extradite.

[@troycates8504]

@@MichaelOnines The warrant in Wisconsin is still good but Illinois did not become good until much later then the arrest.

[@MichaelOnines]

@@troycates8504 the state statute they use is 725 ILCS 225/13. Anyone from the Antioch PD or the local DA's office who watched the recorded Antioch PD interview with Kyle satisfies the "any credible person" requirement, and their knowledge to charge in accordance with the statute comes directly from Kyle's own statements. This is law that has been on the books for more than 50 years and has passed judicial scrutiny. Find a different giant to slay, this one is clearly a windmill.

[@troycates8504]

@@MichaelOnines They heard Kyle say he was charged with a crime in Wisconsin when he wasn't charged with a crime in Wisconsin until a day after Kyle was arrested in Illinois Crazy! I may be getting the facts wrong but there was no warrant for his arrest in Wisconsin until the day after his arrest in Illinois. Which is not authorized be the statue that you cited.

[@MichaelOnines]

@@troycates8504 they heard Kyle recount the events in Wisconsin, which are sufficient to create probable cause he committed felonies in Wisconsin and then he left the jurisdiction. That is sufficient for the Illinois statute.

[@JoeRoscoe_DFW]

Kyle was on perpetual retreat from the moment he was charged at by Rosenbaum. After killing R, he was chased by a mob and retreated. When taken down to the ground on the street, he could not retreat any farther before jump-kick man connected, Huber attacked him with the skateboard and Grosskreutz raised and pointed his weapon. Collectively or individually, Kyle had fully retreated in as much as retreat was available to him.

[@jimd8008]

Thank you for keeping us informed

[@Drunk3n_Slay3r]

How does a licensed attorney in a specific state apply to represent clients in other states? I ask this because the content I watch on this platform produced by other attorneys is more informing and presents more of a defense for Kyle, than the courtroom video of his attorneys actually defending him. This is a major case for self defense and hold major implications for all legal gun owners.

[@Drunk3n_Slay3r]

@@deetrixreed8961 protesters did have guns. Do your homework fool.

[@jessewood4271]

The atf has lost several cases where the lower of the ar the regulated part doesn't meet the definition of a reciver so technically it can't be regulated

[@clintlarvenz2570]

Indeed it is a tricky problem, no part of the ar meets the statutory definition of a firearm until they are assembled together.

[@clintlarvenz2570]

@Arrogant Australian Socialist of Victoria intent doesn't really matter in those cases, us law defines a firearm receiver as the part which contains the bolt or breachblock and firing mechanism and which is usually threaded for receiving a barrel. The AR lower receiver only meets one of those things, housing the firing mechanism. The upper receiver houses the bolt and receives the barrel. Neither part meets the definition. Also they are made of aluminum.

[@mattg1106]

And now the anti-Rittenhouse position is to mix up the gun length statute, and the hunting statutes, each of which are separate. Their argument is about how they chose to misinterpret the law, and I can’t tell if they are doing it out of bad faith or if they really are that dense

[@politicalsnake7090]

I'm sure I speak for many people but I just found out about you on about day 3 of the trial and man you are freaking awesome! So glad to find your channel. Keep up the great content!

[@HentaiHappy]

Thank God! Seriously! This guy is a hero!

[@HentaiHappy]

​@@deetrixreed8961 I AM THE SENATE!

[@TheJerseyborn]

👍🏽

[@Snakedude4life]

👌

[@primericanheadhunter]

I know a guy whose record was squeaky clean, never committed a crime, who when the police made a traffic stop and ran his license and CPL status discovered that his CPL license had expired twenty days before on his birthday, unbeknownst to him. The officer asked the man where he had his weapon. The man answered, "In my vehicle console." "May I look in the car?" "Sure" he answered. Minutes later the officer approached him and instructed him to put his hands behind his back and was cuffed and subsequently arrested and charged WITH A FELONY FOR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITHOUT A LICENSE! The man had forgotten that this was the FIVE-YEAR RENEWAL YEAR. He had moved four years prior to this event and never received a renewal notice at six months and three months before expiration. The man is a widow and has four young homeschooled children at home and they are a church going family. He had spent the night in jail and was appointed a lawyer and posted bail the following day.

[@RekietaLaw]

Literally never ever consent to a search of your vehicle.

[@primericanheadhunter]

​@@RekietaLaw He realized that too late but to the "streetwise", in today's world, that's just common sense isn't it?

[@princev1bes166]

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